Indianapolis North chapter of Sidewalk Advocates for Life’s mission is to train and support volunteers “to be the hands and feet of Christ, offering loving, life-affirming alternatives to all present at the abortion center, thereby eliminating demand and ending abortion.”

Answering the Lord’s call demands the courage to take a risk, but it is an invitation to become part of an important mission, Pope Francis said March 9 in his message for the 2019 World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

Pope Francis sent Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, to Damietta in early March as his official representative at celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the meeting of St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil in 1219.